Data Analytics

A “Good” Crisis?

Winston Churchill once said, “Never let a good crisis go to waste”. However, unless you are running Zoom, or one of the few other businesses…

Legal Executive Institute October 14, 2020

The rise of Microsoft Teams: Opportunities & best practices

This article was co-authored by James Tuvell, Senior Consultant at Fireman & Co., and Lisa Stone, Director of Enterprise Content Management at Fireman & Co.…

Legal Executive Institute October 13, 2020

A Millennial lawyer’s perspective on how Millennial lawyers like to work

It is not uncommon to hear generational criticisms and stereotypes. However, Dean Andrew Perlman, Professor of Law and Dean of Suffolk University Law School, believes,…

Nicole Siino October 08, 2020

Alternative fee arrangements in the legal industry: Recognizing firms that excel

While the popularity of alternative fee arrangements (AFAs) seemed to have plateaued in recent years — at least in terms of AFAs as a percentage…

Bill Josten September 28, 2020

Understanding how the client’s business makes money: A critical step for all lawyers

Amid the current pandemic crisis, the impact felt by law firms and their clients has been great; and this pressure has ratcheted up the necessity…

Nancey Watson September 24, 2020

CURIOUS MINDS: People should have the right to solve their legal problems without a lawyer, says UpSolve’s Rohan Pavuluri

We continue our monthly column, “Curious Minds”, created by Rose Ors to tap into the minds of legal innovators, disrupters, and out-of-the-box thinkers to learn…

Rose D. Ors September 21, 2020

Using AI and emerging tech to battle disinformation & protect digital identities

Digital communications have put a spotlight on the prevalence of disinformation, including deep fakes, and the possibility for political upheaval that they carry. Industries turning…

Aileen Schultz September 17, 2020

Lawyer productivity under attack: How to fight back

Remote working has proven to be largely a success — at least from the perspective of lawyer well-being. The impact of remote working on lawyer…

Jen Dezso September 14, 2020

2020 Legal Market Report: How Innovative Technology is Reshaping the Business & Practice of Law

If the traditional practice of law were a kitchen appliance, it would be a slow cooker with a few basic settings that got the job…

Legal Executive Institute September 03, 2020

Reimagining legal operations: The business infrastructure of legal services

It’s strongly evident now that legal operations are taking a more important role in how the delivery of legal services are conceptualized and executed. Indeed,…

Joshua El-Bey August 31, 2020

PMI Q2 analysis: Small headcount shifts creep into Q2 results

As the second quarter of this year ended, the large law firm market still was grappling with the effects of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Stay-at-home…

Isaac Brooks August 26, 2020

Legal Department Operations (LDO) Index: Dedicated legal operations comes home

The pace of change within corporate legal departments has not been swift. Indeed, over the course of several years’ worth of analysis of these departments…

Legal Executive Institute August 25, 2020